Universidad de Deusto

Universidad de Deusto
motto	Sapientia melior auro
founding	1886
Sponsorship	Catholic, Jesuit order
place	Bilbao Basque Country
country	Spain
Rector	José María Guibert Ucín, SJ [1]
Networks	FIUC
Website	www.deusto.es

The Universidad de Deusto in Bilbao and San Sebastian is a university in Spain . Since it was founded in 1886, she has been a pioneer of the Spanish university business, the first title in Spanish economics was awarded here in 1916. The university's Deusto Business School is also based in Madrid .

The university is financed and run privately, and is sponsored by the Jesuit order . The Universidad de Deusto is a member of the UNIJES association.

Students can take part in the academic programs, master’s degrees, additional training and language courses. The university also offers international courses such as B. five master’s courses within the framework of the Erasmus Mundus program in cooperation with other universities. Overall, the student body includes 17% foreign students.

The new building of the university library

The old building of the University de Deusto in Bilbao on the banks of the Nervion

vision

In its vision, the university places the pursuit of academic excellence, ethical and humanistic values ​​at the forefront.

“A university that is socially recognized for its academic excellence and which serves society in particular by providing it with comprehensively trained students as personalities, citizens and experts.

A university known for its continuity in the development and communication of the ethical and humanistic values ​​of the UD University Project and the Christian vision through which it was created and which gives it a special bond with the disadvantaged.

A university with an efficient organization that is ahead of rapid social changes, committed to the social and cultural changes in Basque society and internationally highly regarded. "

- Vision of the Universidad de Deusto.

View from the Guggenheim Museum to the main building in Bilbao

history

Main building in Bilbao

The university was in 1886 when the first Basque University, in what was then vizcayinischen Elizate Deusto founded (now part of Bilbao). The existing Jesuit school in Laguardia has been upgraded and has now been re-established as a university. With the new building by the architect Marquess de Cuba, at that time the largest building in the city, the Jesuits moved their existing school from the Laguardia district to the center of Deusto, today Bilbao. The business administration institute of the university was founded in 1916 and remained unique in Spain for almost 50 years. In 1973 it was transferred to the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration.

Institution type and degrees

According to Anabin , the Universidad de Deusto corresponds to the type of institution H +.

"The institutions of this type are largely recognized as universities in the respective country of origin (accredited, attested, etc.) and, based on this, are to be regarded as universities in Germany."

Four classified degrees are awarded, with three being awarded as Licenciado and one as Diplomado . Liecenciado is the equivalent of the German diploma degree Univ., Diplomado corresponds to the German diploma degree (FH).

• Diplomado en Educación Social (Social Pedagogy)
• Licenciado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas (Licentiate in business administration and management)
• Licenciado en Antropologia Social y Cultural (Licentiate in Social and Cultural Anthropology)
• Licenciado en Ciencias Politicas y de la Administracion (Licentiate in Political and Administrative Sciences)

European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

The university introduced the European Credit System in 1994, at which time the Universidad de Deusto was the first university in Europe to consistently introduce the ECTS in all faculties.

Personalities of Deusto

Faculty

• Pedro Arrupe (1907–1991), Superior General of the Society of Jesus (1965–1981)
• Francisco Gárate , beatified Jesuit
• Xabier Arzalluz (* 1932), Basque politician, professor of law
• Andrés Ortíz-Osés (* 1943), philosopher

Well-known graduates

• José Antonio Aguirre (1904–1960), Basque politician and first President of the Basque Country
• Jesús Hernández Aristu (* 1943), Spanish social scientist, SG supervisor and university professor
• Emilio Botín (1934-2014), Spanish banker
• Mario Conde (born 1948), businessman
• Espido Freire (* 1974), Spanish writer
• Joaquín Almunia (* 1948), Spanish politician and member of the European Commission
• Álex de la Iglesia (* 1965), Spanish film director and screenwriter

Web links

Commons : University of Deusto  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• anabin: Information portal for the recognition of foreign qualifications.
• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Members. In: www.fiuc.org. International Federation of Catholic Universities, accessed October 3, 2019 .  
2. ↑ ^{a b} History and Mission
3. ↑ http://www.deusto.es/servlet/Satellite/GenericoMenu/1134736527267/_ingl/%231102609954981/2/c0/UniversidadDeusto/GenericoMenu/GenericoMenuTemplate?tipoColeccion=Page
4. ↑ anabin institutions
5. ↑ anabin: Information portal for the recognition of foreign qualifications.

Coordinates: 43 ° 16'15 "  N , 2 ° 56'15"  W.